Wichita
Bridgetown
Burkburnett, TX
When the northwest extension of the Burkburnett oil field opened in 1919, prospectors thronged this area.
First National Bank of Burkburnett
Burkburnett, TX
City's oldest business institution, organized May 15, 1907.
Hotter 'N Hell Hundred
Wichita Falls, TX
An annual 100-mile bicycle ride in 100-degree heat on the roads and highways of the Texoma region, the Hotter 'N Hell Hundred (HHH) first...
Iowa Park Lodge No. 713, A.F. & A.M.
The town of Iowa Park was platted in 1888 on the route of the Fort Worth and Denver City Railroad.
Joe and Lois Perkins Estate
Wichita Falls, TX
The Joe and Lois Perkins Estate is one of many surviving symbols of the legacy of the Perkins and Prothro families.
O'Donohoe, John F.
Wichita Falls, TX
Mississippi native John F. O' Donohoe (1885-1967) first came to Wichita Falls in 1909 as a scout for the J.M. Guffey Petroleum Company,...
Samuel Burk Burnett
Burkburnett, TX
A native of Missouri, Samuel Burk Burnett came to Texas with his family soon after the Civil War.
Sheppard Air Force Base
Wichita Falls, TX
In July 1940, the U.S. Army Air Corps evaluated Call Field, a former World War I flight training base, as a potential site for a...
Simon Peter Hawkins
Burkburnett, TX
(1849 - 1930) A pioneer leader in Wichita County, Simon Peter Hawkins was born in Crockett County, Tenn.
Tenth Cavalry Creek
Burkburnett, TX
First called Getty's Creek, this stream was renamed by cowboys and settlers who found near its mouth, on Red River, remains of a military...
The Red River
Burkburnett, TX
Named for the red soil across which it flows, the main stream of the Red River is 1,360 miles long, and for 440 miles the river forms the...
Times Publishing Company
Wichita Falls, TX
Ed Howard, a pioneer area publisher, acquired a local newspaper in 1898.
Town of Iowa Park
One of many small towns that sprang up ahead of the railroads as they crossed Texas in the 1800s.
Van Dorn Trail
First important wagon road in Wichita County.
Wichita Falls Lodge No. 635 A.F. and A.M.
Wichita Falls, TX
In November 1884 Masons living here who regularly made the 18-mile journey to Henrietta for meetings petitioned the Henrietta Masonic...